Creation, expansion, and interaction of economic systems
Civilization: The Persian Empire
Name: Mike Mercado
Theme
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Agricultural and pastoral production
Barel and wheat are the most common in the persians
Peas, lentils, mustard, garlic, onions, cucumbers, dates, apples, pomergranates, pears and apricots were added in the cereals
the most commen beverages in the persian empire were beer and wine
Trade and Commerce
as agriculture grew in the persian empire, so did long-distance trade with other countries such as india and egypt
each country supplied persha with such items as gold, ivory, lapis, turquiose, silver, iron, copper, tin and other goods
trading routes such as the persian royal road and sea routes through the red sea, the persian gulf and the arabian sea made trade easier
Labor Systems
slaves were a large part of the persian empire which were used to work on farms or usualy used in the millitary
there were two types of slaves:slaves that were imprisoned and sold which makes up most of the slave population and civilians who rebel against thr empire or fail to pay become slaves
slaves, unlie free classmen, cammot move and no choice to marry
Industrialization
the tomb of cyrus in an example of how persians built many of their structures
persia did not have machinary to build their buildings so they relied on slaves to build them
slaves built larger-scale projects such as roads, irrigation systems, city walls and palaces
Creation, expansion, and interaction of economic systems
Civilization: The Persian Empire
Name: Mike Mercado